Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Telugu: అక్కినేని నాగేశ్వరరావు) , (born 20 September 1924 at Venkataraghavapuram, Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District), also known as ANR, is a Telugu Cinema film actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. His films include a diverse range of genres which include mythological, folk tale, social, adventure and drama.

Career

First Talkie film of Telugu Cinema 'Bhakta Prahlada' was released in 1931. Akkineni Nageswara Rao's (ANR) first film Dharmapatni was released in 1941. Seeta Rama Jananam is his first film as Hero Rama.[1]

He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the Raghupati Venkayya Award,he won 7 Filmfare Awards Best Telugu Actor and the Kalidasu award granted by MP Government at national level. He was appointed as an adviser to the State Film Development Corporation.

Rao built the Annapurna studio facilities and created Annapurna Pictures. The Akkineni Nageswara Rao award was created for the best film.

Premabhishekam

Akkineni's Premabhishekam (directed by Dasari Narayana Rao) is one of the biggest hits in Tollywood. Premabhishekam had an amazing 533 days run in Hyderabad City which is still highest run in a city for telugu movies. Premabhishekam is the only Telugu film that ran for 365+ days continuously.[1]